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The produce that comes into the food bank on Saturdays is a great time to snag some really ripe bananas. Great for smoothies or banana bread. This is a combination of several recipes that I tweaked until one worked for us. It is only slightly sweet. Some people might like to use a little cinnamon or some vanilla. I prefer to leave those stronger flavors out to let more of the banana and pineapple flavor shine through.

Tropical Banana Bread

3 cups flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

3 eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup applesauce

1 8oz can crushed pineapple

5 mashed bananas

1/2 cup shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two bread pans with non-stick spray. Stir together flour, salt and soda in a medium bowl and set aside. Combine remaining ingredients and mix very well. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 45-60 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely.